Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Dorton Brett
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/04/2019		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC. [SMBC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
S/O SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC., 2991 OAK GROVE ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Strategies Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 130 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 600 (2)
D
 
Common Stock 2,489.23
I
Held in 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 01/04/2029 Common Stock 2,000 $ 34.35 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Dorton Brett
S/O SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.
2991 OAK GROVE ROAD
POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901		       EVP, Chief Strategies Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Brett Dorton 01/10/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares were converted from Gideon Bancshares Company shares to Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. shares at the closing of the merger.
(2) The shares are scheduled to vest over a five-year period beginning February 9, 2020, with up to 20% of the shares vesting on that date and on each of the next four anniversaries of that date based on the extent to which the Company's annualized return on average assets over the 12 calendar quarters ending immediately prior to the applicable vesting date exceeds a threshold level.
(3) The options become exercisable in 20% installments over a five year period with the first installment vesting on 1/4/2020. Each remaining installment vests annually thereafter.

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